Summary

A veteran magazine journalist captures the idiosyncratic world of professional dog showing, from the local competitions held in florescent-lit school gymnasiums to the granddaddy of them all, The Westminster Dog Show, as he follows a lovable novice dog through his inaugural year in competition.

Table of Contents

Preface

p. xi

Wildwood

p. 1

Hello, Jack, Meet the World

p. 25

Jack's Mom, Human Variety

p. 33

The Road to a Championship Starts with a Single Point

p. 44

White Plains: Meeting the Menagerie

p. 53

Heather and Jack

p. 64

Fantastically Rich People Do the Darnedest Things: A Brief History of Dog Shows

p. 72

Westminster: Welcome to the Big Time, Kid

p. 79

How the Hell Does a Wolf Become a Pekingese? A Brief History of Purebreds